There evidently had been a funeral and the bells were playing the tune of "When eternity's clock calls my saved soul to its Sabbath rest". When I came home I opened my window toward the sea. But the storm was soon over and the clear sky appeared.
It was very warm a thunderstorm appeared on the horizon and soon there was thunder and lightning. It was that time of year when everything seemed to be in its richest colouring the birds were singing in trees and everywhere. Īccording to Boberg's great-nephew, Bud Boberg, "My dad's story of its origin was that it was a paraphrase of Psalm 8 and was used in the 'underground church' in Sweden in the late 1800s when the Baptists and Mission Friends were persecuted." The author, Carl Boberg himself gave the following information about the inspiration behind his poem:
#JESUS KEEP ME NEAR THE CROSS REV SMITH SERIES#
It was this series of sights, sounds, and experiences that inspired the writing of the song. When Boberg arrived home, he opened the window and saw the bay of Mönsterås like a mirror before him… From the woods on the other side of the bay, he heard the song of a thrush… the church bells were tolling in the quiet evening. In a little while the storm was over, and a rainbow appeared. Strong winds swept over the meadows and billowing fields of grain. Presently a thundercloud appeared on the horizon, and soon lightning flashed across the sky. Irving Erickson:Ĭarl Boberg and some friends were returning home to Mönsterås from Kronobäck, where they had participated in an afternoon service. A sudden storm got Boberg’s attention, and then just as suddenly as it had made its appearance, it subsided to a peaceful calm which Boberg observed over Mönsterås Bay. The inspiration for the poem came when Boberg was walking home from church near Kronobäck, Sweden, and listening to church bells. 2.3.1 Billy Graham Evangelistic Crusadesīoberg wrote the poem "O Store Gud" (O Great God) in 1885 with nine verses.
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